Our Town Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Our Town Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Webb notice about the person he sees on the way home from work on the first day?
(a) He looks scared.
(b) He is crying.
(c) He is in a hurry.
(d) He is drunk.

2. How many other people are talking to Howie at the beginning of the second act?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

3. What is happening to George to prevent him from playing baseball?
(a) He is buying a farm.
(b) He is going to war.
(c) He hurt his arm.
(d) He is getting married.

4. What does Mrs. Gibbs invite her husband to do after his gentle rebuke to her in the yard?
(a) Take a drive.
(b) Smell her roses.
(c) Eat some dinner.
(d) Go on a walk.

5. Who is the first character to speak in the second act?
(a) Dr. Gibbs.
(b) Emily.
(c) Mrs. Webb.
(d) The stage manager.

6. What does Mr. Gibbs tease his wife about when he first appears on stage in the second act?
(a) Crying.
(b) Losing a child.
(c) Putting on a wedding.
(d) Gaining weight.

7. Where is Joe killed?
(a) In a strange city of a strange disease.
(b) In a street brawl.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) In the war.

8. Where does Mrs. Gibbs die?
(a) At home in her bed.
(b) Out west while visiting her daughter.
(c) On the train while traveling.
(d) At a town party.

9. What personal detail about Simon Stimson do we learn from the stage manager?
(a) He is having an affair.
(b) He has a drinking problem.
(c) He will die in a few days.
(d) He is an atheist.

10. What does Rebecca talk about before she goes to bed?
(a) Her schoolmates.
(b) A letter her friend received.
(c) Her new dress.
(d) The beauty of the moon.

11. What does Mr. Webb talk to George about when Mrs. Webb runs out of her kitchen?
(a) Baseball.
(b) The war.
(c) Farming.
(d) Marriage.

12. Where are Mrs. Webb and Mrs. Gibbs heading at the beginning of the third scene?
(a) Home.
(b) The school.
(c) The market.
(d) Choir practice.

13. What does the stage manager plan to put into the time capsule?
(a) Emily's journal.
(b) This play.
(c) A picture of the townspeople.
(d) A drop of his blood.

14. Why is Mrs. Gibbs so worried about her husband?
(a) He seems constantly tired.
(b) He is exposed to a lot of sickness.
(c) He works too hard.
(d) He is distant and cold as of late.

15. Who gives the introduction to the play?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The director.
(c) An assembly of cast members.
(d) The stage manager.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joe do when he leaves town?

2. Who talks with George after his parents go to bed?

3. What did the stage manager call the first act?

4. What does Mrs. Gibbs chide her husband for when he comes home at the beginning of the play?

5. What does Emily assure her father she does not have on her mind before he goes to bed?

(see the answer keys)

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